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1 Piastra - Innocenzo XII VENTI MARE OBEDIVNT EI - Port of Anzio
| Issuer | Papal Mint (Zecca Pontificia) |
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| Year | 1699 |
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| Composition | Silver (.917) |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of Pope Innocent XII in right profile, wearing the camauro and papal mozetta richly ornamented with acanthus-scroll embroidery, rendered in high relief in the Baroque manner. The engraver's signature HAMERANVS F. appears along the lower truncation of the bust. The circumferential Latin legend reads INNOCEN XII·PONT·M·A·VIII, denoting his pontifical title and eighth year of reign, separated from the inner field by a finely milled border. The portrait displays exceptional sculptural depth characteristic of Giovanni Martino Hamerani's workshop. |
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| Reverse description | A finely detailed bird's-eye perspective view of the newly reconstructed Port of Anzio (Porto d'Anzio), commissioned by Innocent XII, occupying the lower two-thirds of the field. The harbor scene depicts the mole, colonnaded structures, and several vessels including galleys with sails and smaller craft riding animated waves rendered with meticulous engraving. Above the port, a dramatic cloudscape fills the upper field. In the exergue, the papal tiara and keys emblem flanked by the Roman date MDCIC (1699) appear within a cartouche. The circumferential legend VENTI·MARE·OBEDIVNT·EI· (the winds and the sea obey Him) arcs along the upper border, referencing the Gospel of Matthew and celebrating the papal patronage of the harbor works. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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